Balancing, Yet Again

SAT., JAN. 7, 1989, 6:43 AM
FARM, STUDY

Moderation is a wonderful concept, and some people are naturally and comfortably moderate. The moderate person doesn’t need to balance as often or as severely as the immoderate one. As I have told you before, moderation can be both a virtue and a block to full adventurous living. Balancing is necessary for everyone who would be healthy.

I said moderation is a wonderful concept, but it is not easy to define in practical, living terms. As Jesus I was rather moderate in performing miracles, but any miracle is an immoderation, for it is a counter to the natural order of things. Yet among miracles there is more and less moderation. If, by the power of My personality and spirit, I can cause the destruction of a mental and emotional block that causes lameness I am doing a moderate miracle. If I, magically, cause muscles to regenerate, tendons to strengthen, and even misshapen bones to become straight and strong, I am doing an immoderate miracle.

As Jesus I was forever balancing this power I had, as Almighty God (for though I was the begotten Son I also was God Incarnate). I did not give up the power. I just knew that I had to achieve a balance wherein it was used very seldom. In the context of this morning’s Teaching it was necessarily immoderate balancing.

In relation to your sabbatical project you have not done exceedingly well in balancing the time and attention required to do this well. You have the major work completed, but you have underestimated what is necessary for a high quality final product. You had planned to have this week relatively free for leisure. Now the balance shall have to include more time for thought and writing.

You have extremes that must be balanced. Your spirit hurts when you inadvertently allow some extreme behavior that is potentially harmful to you or others. But this pain is a prod to restoring a better balance, and thus it is to be valued. It is an interesting feature of human life that, despite the undesirability of many extreme imbalances, these tend to be remembered and almost cherished, more so than evenly balanced behaviors. Now, this doesn’t mean that I recommend extreme actions… and yet, sometimes, I do. To counter one extreme with another can be spiritually exciting. Just don’t overdo it. Don’t be immoderate in your immoderation.

You realize that the balance in rereading and caring for these Teachings of Mine to you is off. You have let these “pile up” hither and yon, probably almost a volume’s worth. It shouldn’t take you long to restore a better balance in this matter. Now that your class will be happening again there is a practical reason for knowing what you have… from which to choose.

As you consider cleaning and sorting, important letters to write that are long overdue, preparing for classes, and this paper, you do see that better balancing is going to be necessary. Yours is still a busy life, and that is as it should be. There must be some balance with leisure and play, but such must be carefully rationed in the next weeks.

You are trying to achieve a better balance between food intake and the extra fat your carry. This is commendable, and I approve of the non-drastic way you plan to achieve this. Just stick to your plan and see that you achieve, weekly, your goal. Certain compulsions must be moderated or, in the extreme, conquered, for these have encouraged harmful habits. Yet remember that balance is the practical goal, not some final, perfect state of being.

Your spirit should be the main source of your balance. In your latest immoderation your spirit was right; the behavior was just too extreme for the situation. Your mind and your emotions work rather well with your spirit, and so they can be rather helpful, but spirit should “be in charge”. This is an important, active role for spirit… determining what the best balance should be and then directing the actions that shall best achieve the desired state.